Vasudha Rao
Optometrist · Palo Alto, CA
Vasudha Rao is an optometrist with a practice address in Palo Alto, California, and NPI 1821777046, issued on Jul 14, 2023. Check the license (California 35474, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vasudha Rao
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 35474 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3801 Miranda Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94304
- Phone
- (650) 493-5000
- Enumerated
- Jul 14, 2023
- Record last updated
- Oct 25, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240913001635); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California - School Of Optometry, 2023
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Vasudha Rao in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 35474Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $56.05
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Cook Medical LLC. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Sutter Valley Medical FoundationWoodland, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Vasudha Rao among 8,308 optometrist records in California
Vasudha Rao is one of 8,308 optometrist records with a practice address in California. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2023, is newer than 92% of them.
- NPI issued2023 · 92% of these records are older, 6% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
- Graduated2023 · median 2008 among the 3,573 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in California
There are 8,308 optometrist records in California.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Steven Binder, O.D.Palo Alto, CA 943041225172182
- Heidi Flyg, O.D.Palo Alto, CA 943041891949830
- Kim Ho, O.D.Palo Alto, CA 943041679687982
- Heather Jonasson, O.D.Palo Alto, CA 943041043403017
- Zibya Karolia, O.D.Palo Alto, CA 943041659566065
- Jennine Kirby, O.D.Palo Alto, CA 943041366470874
- Mimi KwongPalo Alto, CA 943041154331957
- Tuyetha Mai, O.D.Palo Alto, CA 943041619939980
Common questions
What is Vasudha Rao's NPI number?
Vasudha Rao's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821777046, issued on Jul 14, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vasudha Rao located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3801 Miranda Ave, Palo Alto, CA, 94304. Phone: (650) 493-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vasudha Rao's license?
NPPES lists California license number 35474, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.